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DDL Commands for SQL Table Management

dbms st3

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DDL Commands for SQL Table Management

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LAB : 3 DDL COMMANDS

1. Write the syntax to create the grad_candidates table and Confirm creation of the table.

create table grad_candidates(


Student_id number(6),
Last_Name varchar2(4),
First_Name varchar2(4),
Credits number (3),
Graduate_Date date
);
desc grad_candidates;

2. In your o_grad_candidates table, enter a new column called “adm_date.” The datatype for the new column should be
VARCHAR2. Set the DEFAULT for this column as SYSDATE.

CREATE TABLE o_grad_candidates AS (


SELECT * FROM grad_candidates
);

ALTER TABLE o_grad_candidates ADD (


Adm_Date varchar2(50) default SYSDATE
);
desc o_grad_candidates;

3. In your o_grad_candidates table, increase the length of last_name column by 10 and remove the credits column.

ALTER TABLE o_grad_candidates


MODIFY last_name VARCHAR2(14);

ALTER TABLE o_grad_candidates


DROP COLUMN credits;

desc o_grad_candidates;

4. Write syntax to change the name of credit column by grad_credit.

ALTER TABLE grad_candidates

RENAME COLUMN credits TO grad_credit;

desc grad_candidates;

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